Procol Harum

Beyond
the Pale

What was new at
'Beyond the Pale'

April 1999

April 30, Walpurgisnacht:

BtP is lucky to have so many contributors who write and think
with such skill.

Added a really marvellous
feature about AWSoP and science-fiction ... and about
how we see the world ... and about how we hear (or not hear)
Procol Harum. This is an article we hope people will enjoy
reading many times (thanks, Jonas)

You might also like to revisit last year's
'Beyond the Pale' special, in which a world-spanning bevy of
contributors offered their superbly personal and frequently-contradictory
celebrations of Repent
Walpurgis: this was one of the best-received
features this website has mounted.

Added something for the great numbers of Procol Harum fans who
also appreciate Fairport Convention and the like: a setlist for Cropredy 1995 ... where they played
with Fairport Convention's violinist for one song.

The Mammoth Task: Procol Harum
news in its chart context, kindly extracted for BtP from the New
Musical Express of 31 years ago today by Yan Friis: nothing Procolian
except a tiny name-check from label-mates The Move.

Anyone got any idea what this picture
has to do with Procol Harum? Answer coming soon ...

April 24:

Swimming Against the Tide: 1972
Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted for
BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: a bit of a skirmish
in the letters page, more UK touring, and the re-release of early
albums and singles.

And to remedy a teeny blemish in the daily
'What's New' page, we've interpolated a Procol Harum puzzle into
the listing for April 10. You can go straight to it if you like (thanks again again, Sam)

April 20:

The Mammoth Task: Procol Harum
news in its chart context, kindly extracted for BtP from the New
Musical Express of 31 years ago today by Yan Friis: Procol plan ten
weeks' touring in the USA, including recording sessions in LA;
European dates are planned too, but nothing again for Britain.

Also added some good information on the Phil Lynott version of
A Whiter Shade of Pale toour covers page

April 18:

Swimming Against the Tide: more 1971
Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted for
BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: plenty of tour
dates but no reviews, a single live track released, and the first
news of the Edmonton album in the pipeline.

Swimming Against the Tide: more
1971 Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted
for BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: big interviews with
Reid and later with Brooker, but no review of the band's first
headline gig in London; meanwhile Trower gets a new group
together.

The Mammoth Task: Procol Harum
news in its chart context, kindly extracted for BtP from the New
Musical Express of 31 years ago today by Yan Friis: a minute amount of
live Procol activity: meanwhile Separation makes its début,
apparently with a glimpse of the band playing.

Added a link to another
page to check out regarding Ringo's All Starr band: the
Commander doesn't figure prominently in the photos but there's
commentary ... BJ got a mention (thanks,
Marvin)

April 11:

Added a snippet about the
recent BBC Radio 2 'Greatest Song of the Century Poll' in which AWSoPbeat off some strong
opposition (thanks, davelee)

April 10:

Here's a picture. It's a Procol
Harum picture. But why? We'll let you know in a few days' time (thanks, Sam)

April 9:

Swimming Against the Tide: more
1971 Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted
for BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: Release and chart
success of Broken Barricades, several Trower-induced
personnel changes ... but the non-return of Matthew Fisher.

Added parts of a long Pete Sinfield
interview, in which he briefly describes working with Gary
Brooker. Probably more interesting, however, are the many Procol
parallels in Sinfield's account of working with the talents and
personalities of King Crimson and ELP (thanks, António A)

April 6:

The Mammoth Task: scant Procol
Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted for BtP
from the New Musical Express of 31 years ago today by Yan Friis: nothing of
Procoholic import, as we wait for Quite Rightly So to
chart.

Added another instance of AWSoP in the background on British telly(thanks, Jane)

April 4:

Swimming Against the Tide: 1971
Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted for
BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: the start of the
Procol re-release industry, as the band tours with Curved Air,
plays in Finland, records the famous WPLJ set ... and Gary
Brooker votes for Matthew Fisher in a poll.

Dave Bronze has kindly updated BtP about his current projects,
so re-visit his page now(thanks, Dave)

And we have added a nice picture of Gary to Beverly Peyton's report from Gary's concert with
Ringo & Co in Fort Lauderdale (thanks,
Anthony)

April 2:

Sorry for the late, late upload. But it's not too late, not
too late to change your mind: visit the Wonder of Music website ...
register your free passage ... (explanation here)

Swimming Against the Tide: more 1970
Procol Harum news in its chart context, kindly extracted for
BtP from the New Musical Express by Yan Friis: press interest in
Procol tails off after the Isle of Wight; later they appear on
the Chrysalis roster.

April Fool's Day:

Sorry, no new pages again tonight thanks to the overload
problem, but we are confident of a
solution in sight